Popularity-wise, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto dominate the market. Numbers show that around 83% of 18+ people in the U.S.

You don’t need every app on your screen, but the right Android Auto apps can seriously upgrade your time behind the wheel.

This post is jumbled, because I am confused. Sorry in advance. We have a 2018 Subaru Forester with Starlink. It will bluetooth sync with our phones (an iPhone and a Pixel 8) and hands free works fine.

Using apps like AntennaPod, Fuelio, PlugShare, SpotHero, and TuneIn Radio can keep you entertained in the car while helping ...

A new big app has joined the Android Auto and CarPlay ecosystems, as Google and Apple continue to focus on increasing the number of apps available for users. Circuit Route Planner is the latest app to ...

Subaru announced this week that its 2026 Outback will use Android Automotive OS. This makes Subaru one of the first major automakers to use Google's vehicle-specific operating system. Powered by a ...

Learn to efficiently manage and customize app accessibility in your vehicle with Android Auto To add apps to Android Auto, simply install them on your phone; they're available if compatible. Organize ...

You can find millions of apps and games for your Android phone on the Google Play Store. But that's not the case with Android Auto, where Google only allows for a select category of apps. At I/O 2025, ...

Apple and Google continued the battle this year, including behind the wheel; Android Auto and CarPlay received several big ...

Mark has almost a decade of experience reporting on mobile technology, working previously with Digital Trends. Taking a less-than-direct route to technology writing, Mark began his Android journey ...

Google has some new Android Auto features in the pipeline, including support for app widgets on the dashboard as has been discovered in the latest updates. Android Auto’s dashboard redesign from a few ...